Week of May 21, 2012 Vol 6 Issue 21 |
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Upcoming Events
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May 19
Sears Hometown Store
Grand Opening
9 am to 6 pm
May 23
Drug Free Workplace Supervisor Training
10:30 am
May 24
Department of Labor
Career Day at the
Welcome Center in Forsyth
9 am - 3 pm
Rotary Club
at Prime Palate
12 pm
May 27
Sacred Choral Concert by
Youth of First Baptist Church
7 pm
May 29
Kiwanis Club Meetings
FUMC Fellowship Hall
12 pm
Forsyth Better Hometown
and DDA Meetings
5:30 pm
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Your weekly E-Connected Newsletter is sponsored by
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National Small Business Week, Shop Local
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Shop Local and Support Monroe County Businesses during National Small Business Week: May 20-26.
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Drug Free Workplace Supervisor Training for FREE
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If your company is a Certified Drug Free Workplace, then you are required to conduct at least one hour of supervisory drug education to all your supervisors each year in order to maintain your Certification. In an effort to help their clients maintain their Drug Free Workplace Certification, Macon Occupational Medicine is hosting its Annual One Hour Supervisor Training Seminar that will educate your supervisors on things to look for when trying to identify drug users in your company. This training is free and is scheduled for Tuesday, May 22 from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at Central Georgia Technical College, H Building Auditorium, 3300 Macon Tech Drive, Macon, Georgia 31206. Please Respond to Vera Williams by fax (478) 751-2979, or by email at vwilliams@maconoccmedicine.org by Friday, May 18, 2012.
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Department of Labor Career Day at the Welcome Center in Forsyth
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Georgia Department of Labor will be at the Forsyth-Monroe Chamber Welcome Center in Alderman Hall, on May 24, from 9 am to 3 pm to accept applications for the following positions. No phone calls will be accepted and qualified applicants will be referred to prospective employers. Click here for a poster. Available positions include:
Production worker
Forklift Driver
Rotary Screw Operator
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Welcome Home Directory - Get Listed!
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The 2012 Welcome Home directory is in the process of being printed again. The Chamber in partnership with the Reporter is preparing to print the annual directory publication. The Reporter needs ads by June 8th and is offering a 15% discount to Chamber members who purchase the additional ads.
Chamber members are reminded that this publication serves as our member directory and, as members,you will be listed twice in the directory (once by category and once alphabetically). This publication is distributed to all subscribers of The Reporter, every chamber member, displayed at various restaurants and businesses throughout the county, and given to any visitors to the welcome center. All members in good standing will be included.
For more information on ads call the Reporter at 478-994-2358 or to verify account status chamber membership contact Darlene McLendon at 478-994-9239.
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One on One with the Chamber - Meet your Chamber Board of Directors
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Each month a different director of the Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors will be highlighted through their personal and professional biography to help Chamber Members become more familiar with the community leaders that are guiding the decisions and affairs of the Forsyth-Monroe County Chamber of Commerce. This month Mr. Brad Edenfield of Raymond James Financial Services Inc. is featured on the Chamber website.
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Sacred Choral Concert at The Rose Theater - Get Your Tickets Now
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The Backlot Players is presenting a Sacred Choral Concert by the Youth Choir of First Baptist Church of Forsyth on Sunday evening, May 27th, at 7:00 p.m. at The Rose Theater. This 27-member choir is under the direction of Glenn Gregg, Minister of Music at FBC, and sings a varied selection of sacred music that will amaze you because of their young age. Tickets are $10 and are available in the church office at First Baptist, 95 W. Morse St., Forsyth, GA, or you may call Marion McDougall at (478) 972-1831 to make reservations. Half of the ticket sales proceeds will benefit the Youth Coir Summer Tour and half will benefit the Rose Theater Renovation fund.
The Youth Choir will be leaving the week after graduation for their summer tour, and will be traveling to Toronto, Canada. Along the way they will sing in churches, retirement homes, and in Buffalo, New York they will sing in a home for political refugees seeking asylum in the US or Canada.
Come out and support these dedicated young people as they do "missions in song". The choir consists of 27 singers (7th through 12th grades), a three octave handbell choir and a vocal ensemble. Plan to enjoy a wonderful evening of sacred music performed by a very talented group of teens.
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Creative Hiring Solutions for Business Owners
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The topic for the June "Eggs and Issues" will cover Creative Hiring Solutions for your business. the location will be announced. General admission for this event is $15 or $10 for chamber members. The scheduled time is 7:30 to 9 a.m. and includes breakfast as well as a speaker from a local entity discussing important issues pertaining to Monroe County. Click here to register online.
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Unique opportunity to Virtually help Save A Pet, Inc. with No Noodles For Poodles
| The 9th Annual Noodles For Poodles benefit for Save A Pet, Inc., sponsored by Grits Cafe was cancelled this year due to the tragic fire on March 19, 2012 at Grits Café. This year Save A Pet, Inc. will sponsor a NO "Noodles for Poodles" virtual event during the month of May. Save A Pet, Inc. advocates can make donations to "purchase" a virtual item and continue to support the no-kill rescue's mission. 100% of your donation is tax deductible and directly benefits the dogs. Please click here to read the flyer with all of the details and if you prefer not to donate or participate online you can print the reply/order form and mail a check.
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Forsyth Farmer's Market now every Friday
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The Forsyth Better Hometown Farmer's Market runs every Friday until October 26, from 12 noon until 6:00 pm on Jackson Street behind The Farmers Bank. Call 478-994-7747 for information Print the flyer for display in your business. |
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